Improvement in tire-setters



JOSEPH PAILCA.

I rnprovemnt in Tire Setters.

Patented Jan v @ummm imam:

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JOSEPH PAILCA, OF'LEDYARD, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN TIRE-SETTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,778, dated January 16, 1872.

Speciication describing a new and Improved Tire-Setting Apparatus, invented by JOSEPH PAILGA, ofLedyard, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York.

My invention consists of a bench, Whereon the Wheel is laid, with the tire adjusted upon its face at one side, and held by a holder suitably adapted therefor, While the other side of the Wheel, on which the tire is to be forced, rests against a curved bar at the end of the frame, and a lever With a hook engaging the upper edge of the tire, While the end takes under the frame, which contracts the Wheel and stretches the tire down upon the face of the hub in such manner as to allow of settiu g the tire Without heating it all, as hereinafter more fully described.

Figure l is a plan View ofthe frame, with the Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the lever used for forcing the tire on the Wheel.

Similar letters oi' reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a strong frame, with a curved bar, B, at one end, on which the rim of the Wheel lies While being' held, as shown, at the opposite side by a holder, D, adjustable for Wheels of different sizes; and upon plateB is another one,

C, against Which the face ofthe rim of the wheel bears. E is a lever With a bent end, F, adapted to take under thebars B and C, While the hook G on the upper side of said lever engages the top ofthe tire, the said tire resting on the upper side of the Wheel at that side, as shown, While being on the face of the rim of the Wheel on the other side under the holder. The parts being so adjusted,and the leverbeingpulled down, the rim of the Wheel Will be contracted against the curved bar C, so that the tire Will be easily forced down to its place or as far as the bar C Will let it go. Then, by placing the Wheel-rim on top of plate C against the lugs I, the tire can be forced completely down. The hook G is Inade adjustable on the lever E to suit wheels and tires of different sizes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl l. The combination of the hooked lever E with the bench A, having a holder, D, and curved bars B O, substantially asv specified.

2. The combination of the adjustable holder D, bars B C, and bench A, substantially as specied. f

Witnesses: JOSEPH PAILGA.

SIDNEY MosHER,

J ONATHAN P. PROUD. (31) 

